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THIRD READING
Bill No: AJR 9
Author: Dahle (R), et al.
Amended: 3/4/13 in Assembly
Vote: 21
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 70-0, 5/16/13 - See last page for vote
SUBJECT : Federal Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination
Act of 2000
SOURCE : Author
DIGEST : This resolution urges the 113th Congress to
reauthorize and fully fund the federal Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000 prior to September 30,
2013, to provide a long-term, stable source of funding for
schools and counties to maintain vital programs and to avoid any
interruption in county services and school operations.
ANALYSIS : This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1. In the 1990s, the volume and value of timber harvested on
national forest lands was dramatically reduced, which led
Congress to enact the federal Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Determination Act of 2000, which provided a
six-year guarantee payment option that was independent of the
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revenue generated on the national forest lands.
2. The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act
of 2000, which has been extended several times, most recently
by the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act
(MAP-21), expired on September 30, 2012, and creates a lapse
in funding to critical programs in schools and counties
across the United States, including California, in the coming
years.
3. Rural schools are dependent on federal revenue-sharing
programs, including federal forest payments, for maintaining
vital educational services and programs, and to ensure a
quality education for all students.
4. Many of California's county public works programs will be
crippled without stable, predictable, long-term funding from
the act, causing the local road network to suffer long-term
degradation and putting communities at risk for public safety
emergencies due to cuts in staffing and operational
activities.
This resolution urges the 113th Congress to reauthorize and
fully fund the federal Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act of 2000 prior to September 30, 2013, to
provide a long-term, stable source of funding for schools and
counties to maintain vital programs and to avoid any
interruption in county services and school operations.
FISCAL EFFECT : Fiscal Com.: No
SUPPORT : (Verified 5/29/13)
Butte County Board of Supervisors
Calaveras County Board of Supervisors
California School Boards Association
California School Employees Association
County of Alpine Board of Supervisors
County of El Dorado Board of Supervisors
County of Lassen Board of Supervisors
County of Nevada Board of Supervisors
County of Placer Board of Supervisors
County of Siskiyou
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Plumas County Board of Supervisors
Rural County Representatives of California
Sierra County Board of Supervisors
Small School Districts' Association
ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 70-0, 5/16/13
AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bloom,
Blumenfield, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bonta, Bradford, Brown, Ian
Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Conway, Cooley,
Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Donnelly, Fong, Fox, Frazier, Garcia,
Gatto, Gomez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Hagman, Hall, Harkey,
Roger Hernández, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue,
Lowenthal, Maienschein, Mansoor, Medina, Mitchell, Mullin,
Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Patterson, Perea,
V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Quirk-Silva, Rendon, Salas, Skinner,
Ting, Torres, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk,
Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez
NO VOTE RECORDED: Allen, Buchanan, Eggman, Beth Gaines, Grove,
Holden, Melendez, Morrell, Stone, Vacancy
PQ:d 5/29/13 Senate Floor Analyses
SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE
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